43AAuthority for Designated Authority to export or import specimens

##### 43A Authority for Designated Authority to export or import specimens (1) The Designated Authority may make an application, in writing, to the Minister for an authority under this section to export or import a specimen. (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Minister may give an authority under this section to the Designated Authority to export or import a specimen when the Designated Authority has made an application for the authority under subsection (1). (3) The Minister shall not give an authority under this section to export a specimen unless the Minister is satisfied: (a) that: (i) the recipient of the specimen will be a relevant authority of a country; and (ii) the specimen will be used by that relevant authority for the purpose of: (A) the identification of a specimen; or (B) education or training; or (b) that: (i) the specimen has been seized under this Act; and (ii) the specimen will be used to facilitate investigations outside Australia in relation to trade relating to wildlife. (4) The Minister shall not give an authority under this section to import a specimen unless the Minister is satisfied that: (a) the specimen will be used by the Designated Authority for the purposes of the identification of a specimen; (b) that: (i) the sender of the specimen will be a relevant authority of a country; and (ii) the specimen will be used for the purpose of education or training; (c) that the specimen was exported from Australia in contravention of this Act; or (d) that the specimen will be used to facilitate investigations in Australia in relation to trade relating to wildlife. (5) An authority under this section: (a) shall be in writing; (b) comes into force on the day on which it is given; and (c) subject to section 46, remains in force for a period of 12 months commencing on the day on which it is given or, if a lesser period is specified in the authority, that lesser period.